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Topological robustness of classical and quantum optical skyrmions in atmospheric turbulence

Guo, Zhenyu, Peters, Cade, Mata-Cervera, Nilo, Vetlugin, Anton N., Guo, Ruixiang, Zhang, Pei, Forbes, Andrew, Shen, Yijie·2026·Nature Communications
DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-68751-3PMC PMC12953630

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  • Classical skyrmions are robust to certain optical transformations, scattering media, and simulated atmospheric turbulence in controlled laboratory studies.

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Authors
Guo, Z., Peters, C., Mata-Cervera, N., Vetlugin, A. N., Guo, R., Zhang, P., Forbes, A., & Shen, Y.
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Nature Communications
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2026-01-27
Volume
17
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1
ISSN
2041-1723
DOI
10.1038/s41467-026-68751-3
PMC
PMC12953630
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40
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Ministry of Education - Singapore (RG157/23 & RT11/23)

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